Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Chaenactis suffrutescens A.Gray trib. Helenieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-2300m |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves white villose, punctate, in outline ovate, pinnate, with linear, obtuse segments, capitula 1-3, involucre cylindrical, glandular |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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